Junkin

[mlayers]

Ok it's not dumper diving but I go junkin. When the city's around me have big trash pickup I am looking. These last couple of weeks me and my boy have been driving around picking up junk. Now this is easy money. We have sold over a $900 is scrap metal. Plus we have made around $300 from stuff that we pick up and then sell on the internet. Even today I have sold $60 of stuff. A porch swing a non running lawn mower and a bag of lego blocks. I just may have to hit a couple of dumpster to see what is in them.

 

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[old digger]

The urge can be irresistible, but as they say,''One man's trash is another man's treasure''.

 

[Loco-Digger]

I used to do that. When I was on terminal leave (from the Army) back in 2004 I made $2,000 that summer having yard sales selling things I picked up on trash days and a few things from around the house. I averaged $125 each day I held a sale. Back in the 90's I picked up some working older computers off the curb and sold them on Ebay for about $400. One night I picked up a smaller working snow blower and sold it 30 minutes after I got home, by putting it up by the sidewalk with a 4 sale sign. Treasure is where you find it.

 

[kingskid1611]

It amazes me how much money just lays around or is thrown away. You just have to be willing to move it around.

 

[nathan104]

I don't get the chance very often now, but used to do this all the time when living on a military post. When families would move on a PCS, its amazing the things they would throw away. I did grab a three wheeled jogging stroller from a neighbors trash last week. It had flat tires. A couple innertube patches and it works great. Im going to use it for hauling all my gear down to the deer stand so I don't have to carry it.